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[Closed] If you use the Transmission bittorrent client on a Mac, you need to read this.

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there’s now ransomware for the Mac, and it’s called OSX/KeRanger-A.
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The crooks hacked into the download server of a popular BitTorrent client called Transmission, created a fake version numbered 2.90, and published it as an official download on the site.

The Transmission app itself was very slightly modified to include an additional snippet of code to run the malware

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/03/08/ransomware-arrives-on-the-mac-osxkeranger-a-what-you-need-to-know/


 
Posted : 31/03/2016 5:54 pm
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Thought that had been patched now, with an updated download of transmission. Read about this a while back.


 
Posted : 31/03/2016 8:01 pm
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Hmm, not on Linux? I used it the other day :/


 
Posted : 31/03/2016 8:13 pm
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Azure for the win, allegedly

Appreciate the warning Cougar


 
Posted : 31/03/2016 8:44 pm

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